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[PeikenkampCVBPH06]Towards a Unified Model-Based Safety AssessmentPeikenkamp, T.; Cavallo, A.; Valacca, L.; Böde, E.; Pretzer, M. and Hahn, E. M.In Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security, 25th International
Conference (SAFECOMP), pages 275-288, Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 4166, 2006.Downloads: pdf, bibURL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/11875567_21Abstract. The increase of complexity in aircraft systems demands for
enhanced analysis techniques. Methods are required that leverage the burden of
their application by reusing existing design and process information and by
enforcing the reusability of analyses results allowing early identification of
design's weak points and check of design alternatives. This report elaborates
on a method that assumes a system specification in an industrial standard
notation and allows to perform several formal safety analyses. Based on a
collection of failure models and means of specifying safety requirements, the
techniques produce results along the lines of traditional methods.
We show how to combine traditional techniques, required by the Aerospace
Recommended Practice (SAE-ARP) standards, like Fault Tree Analysis, Failure
Mode and Effect Analysis and Common Cause Analysis and also how to automate
most of the analysis activities.
The methods described in this paper can be used as means to support the
Certification process.